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Farouk’s Nickel
BY THE IPAF-LONGLISTED (ARAB BOOKER) AND BESTSELLING NOVELIST.
During the dramatic, volatile final years of the Egyptian monarchy, a small, phased-out coin-Farouk’s Nickel-secretly passes through the hands of wealthy aristocrats, political schemers, and impoverished workers alike, unexpectedly weaving their destinies together. Combining meticulous historical research with high-stakes political intrigue, Hisham Al-Khashin delivers a brilliant, highly atmospheric narrative that illuminates the stark social inequalities of pre-revolutionary Cairo. Farouk’s Nickel is a powerful, elegant portrait of a society standing on the precipice of historic transformation, documenting the quiet human struggles and whispers of rebellion that reshaped a nation.
Hisham Al-Khashin
An Egyptian civil engineer and executive who has seamlessly transitioned into one of the country’s most respected historical and social novelists. His writing is characterized by an elegant, romantic prose that revives pivotal moments in modern Egyptian history. He reached the longlist of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2015 with his novel Graphite, a rich, empowering narrative that chronicles the early 20th-century Egyptian feminist movement and the struggle for women’s liberation. His other major works, including Happened in Berlin and Shillat Libon, continue to offer nuanced, liberal perspectives on the Egyptian upper-middle class and its historical intersections.
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